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Converting from a name/address to coordinates is geocoding. Reverse geocoding is mapping from coordinates to a name/address.
by modeless 2y ago
Converting from a name/address to coordinates is geocoding. Reverse geocoding is mapping from coordinates to a name/address.
- vintermann 2y agoWell you need both. For instance to know that "Hauan" is likely a small named place near to the other named places this person is associated with, and not the name similar to it in Afghanistan. Any time there's any ambiguity about a name, you need the reverse too, to resolve it.